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An evangelical preacher wanted by the U.S. FBI and who has close ties to former leader Rodrigo Duterte and his family, has been arrested as the clan’s rift with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. deepens.
We have a pretty quiet week on the schedule which is great because I feel like there’s a ton of political news flying around (both here and in the US) that I simply cannot avoid following at the moment.> PH: The only thing on the schedule is the end of the Petron preferred shares offer period on Friday.> International: I’m going to be paying mild interest to the soundbites coming out of the US relating to the upcoming interest rate decision next week, including the reactions to the jobless claims report that will come out on Thursday/Friday, and the reactions to whatever the European Central Bank decides to do with its rates on Friday morning.MB BOTTOM-LINE: The US election in November could have serious consequences for the Philippine economy. The Duterte administration fully failed to capitalize on the geopolitical chaos that we experienced during Trump’s presidency, particularly with respect to the trade war Trump initiated with China and all of the knock-on circumvention opportunities that our neighbors (especially Vietnam) managed to both secure and leverage into long-lasting gains. Instead of trying to lock down the unprecedented shift in manufacturing away from China, Duterte’s government was focused on building its shady POGO legacy and spending all of its political capital catfighting with oligarchs. While a second Trump presidency is not currently the most likely outcome, November is a long way away. From everything I’ve seen and heard, Trump doesn’t seem prepared to be any less chaotic should he find a way to win a second term. If he beats the odds and is sworn in as president in 2025, will the Marcos Administration learn from Duterte’s mistakes, or will we once again fail to create lasting value in the resulting chaos?
WITH just three weeks left in the voter registration period for the May 2025 national and local polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday said there will be no extension of the September 30 deadline.
MANILA, Philippines — Some half a million candidates are expected to run in the May 2025 midterm elections and the first-ever Bangsamoro parliamentary elections.
MANILA, Philippines — Director Mikhail Red's newest movie "Friendly Fire" will make its world premiere at the Hawaii International Film Festival next month.
MONSINEE, United States — Donald Trump delivered a dark speech to a rally Saturday in the US swing state of Wisconsin, while Democrat Kamala Harris hunkered down in another crucial battleground, Pennsylvania, preparing for next week's televised presidential debate.
The Republicans/GOP and Democrats have posted their platforms for the upcoming 2024 elections. A platform is basically a political party’s position, vision and goals for what they hope to accomplish if elected. A platform deals with a wide variety of topics, such as the economy, foreign policy, safety and security, etc. The platforms also deal with the parties’ positions on immigration. In this article, I will discuss and contrast the GOP and Democratic Party platforms on immigration.
Former Philippine mayor Alice Guo, accused of having ties to Chinese criminal syndicates and being involved in money laundering, arrived in Manila on Friday after being deported from Indonesia. Guo, also known as Guo Hua Ping, a Chinese national, was arrested on Tuesday in Tangerang, near the Indonesian capital Jakarta.Her case has captivated the Philippines, which is grappling with rising suspicions of Chinese activities amid growing tensions in the South China Sea, where both nations have overlapping territorial claims.